Bitcoin ransomware peddlers are publicly shaming victims for not paying

Bitcoin-hungry ransomware attackers are reportedly threatening to expose victims who fail to pay the requested ransom.

According to KrebsOnSecurity, one particular ransomware group has created a public site identifying companies that decided to quietly rebuild their operations instead of coughing up the requested ransom payment.

The report says that criminals behind the Maze Ransomware — credited with the Pensacola Cyberattack, which saw hackers demand a $1 million ransom — have listed the company names and corresponding websites for eight victims that refused to pay up.

The website is publicly available and the disclosed information includes the date of the attack, stolen Microsoft Office, text, and PDF files. Hackers have also disclosed IP addresses and machine names of the infected servers.

“Represented here companies don’t wish to cooperate with us, and trying to hide our successful attack on their…